Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Summary

Master of the Senate is the third volume in Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson, (1908 -1973), who peferred to be known as LBJ, because only great presidents were known by their initials. This volume covers the twelve years (1949-1960) that LBJ spent in the U.S. Senate, representing his native Texas, after having served several terms in the House of Representatives. It inevitably looks back to those earlier years and...